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• Nonfiction > Sports
  Giving Attention to the Cheerleading team

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  Arrowhead’s cheerleading team is preparing for homecoming. The girls practice regularly for weekly games, homecoming, and competitions. And with homecoming on October 12, the girls have been working to get everything perfect. As homecoming creeps closer, all of Arrowhead is preparing for the big...
• Opinion > Pop Culture / Trends
  Fashion Trends that Trumped Last Year

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  Every year trends come and go. This year, some students followed the trends, while others started their own. But these trends have been the most popular and longest lasting trends amongst high schoolers. In spring 2012, pastel colors were the rage. Easter colors, like lavender purple and baby pin...
• Hot Topics > Bullying
  Letter to Incoming Freshmen

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  As you enter the next four years of your life, you will find yourself and what you want your life to be. But throughout these years, you will experience many road bumps, such as bullying. Bullying takes place in every school and almost every student can say they have experienced bullying, or bullied...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Lawsuit Causes Uproar in Connecticut

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  On December 14th 2012, Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, suffered a great loss after 20 students and six teachers were shot and killed by gunman Adam Lanza. Shortly after, parents of a surviving student decided to sue the state of Connecticut. An unidentified student, referred ...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  First Bionic Eye Proves a Success

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  On August 31st, 2012, the first bionic eye was implanted into Dianne Ashworth’s eyeball at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Australia and gave her a small glimpse of vision. Ashworth’s vision loss is due to a disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa, which is an inherited condition that...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  Hard Working Student Shines above others

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  My school's motto is “something for everyone.” Some students play a sport, are in an activity, or are in a club. But one junior, Mackenzie, is involved in it all. And she still manages to keep her grades way above average while being in so many activities. Mackenzie is in Key Club, Sk...
• Opinion > Pop Culture / Trends
  Fashion trends that trumped this year

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  In the past year, trends have come and gone. Some students followed the trends, while others started their own. But these trends have been the most popular and longest lasting trends. In spring 2012, pastel colors were the rage. Easter colors, like lavender purple and baby pink were huge colors f...
• Nonfiction > Sports
  A Player's View of Arrowhead's Football Team

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  At my high school, football is everything. Students and parents go to the games to socialize and cheer the team on. But the game is different for the players. Dylan, a freshman on the football team, says football is more than just a popular game to play. Dylan came from playing football on hi...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  Look Into the Human Mind in AP Psychology

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  In high school, AP classes are the most challenging and the most appealing to colleges. My school has an array of AP classes that every student can get involved in. But one of the best is AP Psychology. Mrs. Brown, the AP psych teacher, keeps her classroom fun and educational. In AP Psychology, ...
• Nonfiction > Sports
  Giving Attention to the Cheerleading Team

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  The cheerleading team is preparing for homecoming. The girls practice regularly for weekly games, homecoming, and competitions. And with homecoming on October 12, the girls have been working to get everything perfect. As homecoming creeps closer, all of school is preparing for the big weekend. B...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  Spanish Curriculum Gets a Makeover

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  This school year, the Spanish curriculum has changed. The Spanish teachers have changed their way of teaching reading, writing, language and speaking. The new curriculum was put in place to help the students remember and comprehend Spanish better. This 2012 school year, the Spanish department ca...
• Nonfiction > Academic
  Online Videos Replace Open House

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  This 2012 school year, a teacher led committee decided on using videos instead of an open house. Each teacher has made a video that compiles all the information that would be at an open house. The videos are available on the teacher’s webpage. This year, our school is not doing the traditional...
• Opinion > Pop Culture / Trends
  TOMS, the Shoe

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  This school year students at my school are seen wearing a popular new shoe called TOMS. These shoes are a One for One movement founded by Blake Mycoskie that gives one pair of shoes to a child in need every time a pair is bought. The movement is centered to help children in other countries have shoe...
• Nonfiction > Educator of the Year
  Look Into the Human Mind with AP Psychology

  

  By alyssa.wiese, Oconomowoc, WI

  In high school, AP classes are the most challenging and the most appealing to colleges. Arrowhead has an array of AP classes that every student can get involved in. But one of the best is AP Psychology. Mrs. Brown, the AP psych teacher, keeps her classroom fun and educational. In AP Psychology, ...